John Reed Sr.

John Reed Sr. (11 November 1751-17 February 1831) was a member of the US House of Representatives (F-MA 6) from 4 March 1795 to 3 March 1801, preceding Josiah Smith.

Biography
John Reed Sr. was born in Framingham, Massachusetts in 1751, and he became a Congregationalist minister in 1780, serving as a US Navy chaplain for two years before serving as Pastor of the First Congregational Society of West Bridgewater from 1800 until his death in 1831. From 1795 to 1801, he served in the US House of Representatives. He was the father of representative John Reed Jr..